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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW RESOLUTION MAKING NEGATIVE
DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR THE PROPOSED 4,250 SQ FT.
ADDITION AT 41 DUTCH MILL ROAD
WHEREAS, an application was made by Brian Kasonic of MPL, Inc., for site plan approval for the
proposed 50 foot by 85 foot addition to an existing manufacturing building located on a 2.17 ± acre
parcel of land at 41 Dutch Mill Road, Lansing, New York (TPN 39.-1-50.12), as located in the Warren
Road Business Park PDA-IR Industrial / Research Zone; and
WHEREAS,this proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Lansing Planning Board
is the sole involved agency for the purposes of a State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA")
review, and the Town will thus undertake as Lead Agency an uncoordinated review of the Short-form
Environmental Assessment Form ("SEAF") under SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the requisite General Municipal Law § 239 referrals were duly made and the reply and
recommendations of County Planning are reflected in their letter dated September 28, 2018, which
letter states has determined "that no negative inter-community or county-wide impacts"; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2018, the Town of Lansing Planning Board, in performing its reviewing
agency functions in conducting an environmental review in accordance with Article 8 of the New York
State Environmental Conservation Law and SEQRA regulations: (i)pursued its thorough review of the
rroject and the Applicant's SEAF, as well as a review of all other documents prepared and submitted
rith respect to this proposed action; and (ii) thoroughly analyzed the potential relevant areas of
environmental concern of the project to determine if the proposed action may have any moderate or
significant adverse impacts on the environment,including the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR§617.7(c);
and (iii) reviewed the SEAF on the record; and
WHEREAS, the potential identified impacts and their classification and consideration of significance
were duly considered and noted as follows:
1. The 4,250 square foot addition to an existing manufacturing building in the Business Park
without any significant modification or changes to the existing site.
WHEREAS,each identified potential environmental impact was analyzed and duly considered by the
Planning Board in relation to the question of whether any potential environmental impacts were so
probable of occurring or so significant as to require a positive declaration,and after weighing the above
and all other potential impacts arising from or in connection with this project, and after also
considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring; (ii) the duration of each potential
impact; (iii) the irreversibility of each potential impact, including permanently lost resources of value;
(iv) whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting or other
processes; (v) the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi) the potential for each impact to be
or become inconsistent with the Town's master plan or Comprehensive Plan and local needs and goals;
and (vii) whether any known objections to the Project relate to any of the identified potential impacts,
e Planning Board found that these factors did not cause any potential impact to be or be likely to
..,,!come a moderate or significant impact such that a negative declaration will be issued; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of and upon deliberation upon the SEAF and the foregoing, and
examining the potential for negative environmental impacts, the Town of Lansing Planning Board, a
lead agency, has determined that there are not likely to be any moderate or significant environments
impacts arising from this project, so
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. After consideration of the potential environmental impacts, including those reviewed in accord
with 6 NYCRR§617.7(c),the Planning Board finds that the proposed action of approving the proposed
site plan and mapping as submitted, will individually and cumulatively have no moderate or
significant negative environmental consequences or impacts.
2. This declaration is made in accord with Article 8 of the New York State Environmental
Conservation Law and SEQRA regulations promulgated thereunder, and accordingly, the Planning
Board of the Town of Lansing, based upon: (i) its thorough review of the SEAF, and any and all other
documents prepared and submitted with respect to this proposed action and its environmental review;
(ii) its thorough review of the potential relevant areas of environmental concern to determine if the
proposed action may have any moderate or significant adverse impact on the environment, including,
but not limited to, the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c); and (iii) its completion of the SEAF,
including the findings noted therein (if any, and which findings are incorporated herein as if set forth
at length), hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance ("Negative
Declaration") in accordance with SEQRA for the above referenced proposed actions, and determines
that an Environmental Impact Statement is therefore not required.
3. A Responsible Officer of the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing is hereby authorized un-
directed to complete and sign, as required, the determination of significance,confirming the foregoing
Negative Declaration,which fully completed and signed SEAF and determination of significance shall
be incorporated by reference in this Resolution.
Dated: October 22, 2018
Motion by: Jerry Caward
Seconded by: Sandy Conlon
VOTE AS FOLLOWS:
Gerald Caward-Aye
Sandra Dennis Conlon-Aye
Al Fiorille-Aye
Larry Sharpsteen-Aye
Thomas Butler, Alternate - Aye
Dean Shea, Alternate -Aye
Thomas Ellis-Aye
so significant as to require a positive declaration,and after weighing the above
and all other potential impacts arising from or in connection with this project, and after also
considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring; (ii) the duration of each potential
impact; (iii) the irreversibility of each potential impact, including permanently lost resources of value;
(iv) whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting or other
processes; (v) the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi) the potential for each impact to be
or become inconsistent with the Town's master plan or Comprehensive Plan and local needs and goals;
and (vii) whether any known objections to the Project relate to any of the identified potential impacts,
e Planning Board found that these factors did not cause any potential impact to be or be likely to
..,,!come a moderate or significant impact such that a negative declaration will be issued; and